Red Dress Campaign marks 10 years in Prince George
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PRINCE GEORGE — The Prince George Red Dress Campaign is celebrating a milestone this weekend as organizers mark the 10th anniversary of the annual event raising awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.
Activities begin Saturday with a healing ceremony at Connaught Youth Centre led by a Lheidli T’enneh elder. Organizers say several prominent guests will take part, including Winnipeg Member of Parliament Leah Gazan, who has been a leading advocate for a national Red Dress Alert system, and artist Jamie Black, whose REDress Project helped inspire the movement across Canada.
Prince George-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird is also expected to attend. Earlier this year, Bird helped bring families affected by the crisis to Parliament Hill for the first Red Dress awareness event held in Ottawa.
The weekend continues Sunday with the annual Red Dress Campaign march. Participants will gather at the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls monument before proceeding to Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park, where the main event will be held.
